#338CAF#338CAF

#338CAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.098 H 228.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#338CAF
RGB	rgb(51, 140, 175)
HSL	hsl(197, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(197, 71%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(70.9%, 20%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.61, -14.70, -26.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.61, 29.90, 240.56°)
OKLab	oklab(60.25% -0.0655 -0.073)
OKLCH	oklch(60.25% 0.098 228.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.4781, 22.5530, 43.9285)
Luminance	0.2256 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#338CAF #AF5633

analogous

#33AF94 #338CAF #334EAF

triadic

#338CAF #AF338C #8CAF33

tetradic

#338CAF #9433AF #AF5633 #4EAF33

square

#338CAF #9433AF #AF5633 #4EAF33

split-complementary

#338CAF #AF334E #AF9433

monochromatic

#174050 #256680 #338CAF #52AACD #82C2DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.81

#338CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.51

#338CAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #338CAF

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##338CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##338CAF	1.00	3.81	5.51	5.51
#FFFFFF	3.81	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009698

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #338caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(51, 140, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.098 228.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7badc7',
    500: '#338caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #338caf;
$custom-light: #7badc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#338caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 51,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.935,
    "s": 54.867,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60251,
    "c": 0.09808,
    "h": 228.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.22555
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#338CAF

secondary

#C48F7A

accent

#744ADE

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0A1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #338CAF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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